2.1 Jurisdiction of Associations
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2.1 Jurisdiction of Associations
7.1.2 Disciplinary Regulations
2.1.1 Membership and Representation
2.1.1.1 For the purpose of these regulations a player shall be regarded as
resident in a territory if his normal or main residence or base is in
that territory; residence shall not be determined by continuity or by
duration.
2.1.1.2 Before accepting a player into membership an Association shall satisfy
itself that he is or intends to be resident in its territory and it
shall not retain him if he terminates such residence.
2.1.1.3 Unless notified of any suspension or expulsion in accordance with the
provisions of 2.1.3, Associations shall be entitled to regard any player
or organisation resident in the territory of an Association and known
to have been affiliated to it as eligible for play.
2.1.1.4 No Association shall make a resident in a territory controlled by
another Association or, except after a genuine change of residence, a
member of another Association, a member or representative of itself
without the prior permission of the other Association except as provided
in 2.1.1.5.
2.1.1.5 An Association may nominate as its representative at a General Meeting
a resident of the territory in which the meeting takes place, provided
that he has never been a member of another Association; such a nominee
may be admitted as a representative by majority vote at the General
Meeting for which he is nominated.
2.1.1.6 Any dispute under these regulations shall be referred to the Council.
2.1.2 Extent of Jurisdiction
2.1.2.1 In administering and interpreting its own regulations and decisions an
Association shall exercise jurisdiction over:
2.1.2.1.1 players resident in its territory, while they are in that territory
or in any other territory;
2.1.2.1.2 visiting players, while they are in its territory, except as provided
in 2.1.4.1;
2.1.2.1.3 players representing it in a competition who are normally resident in
the territory of another Association, but only while they are taking
part in that competition;
2.1.2.1.4 a resident of a territory in which a General Meeting takes place
acting as its representative at the General Meeting, as provided in
2.1.1.5.
2.1.3 Extension of Penalties
2.1.3.1 If an Association imposes a penalty of suspension or expulsion on a
player under its jurisdiction and wishes this penalty to be enforced
by other Associations it shall notify the Secretary-General who shall
then notify all other Associations.
2.1.3.2 On receipt of such notification an Association shall enforce the penalty
and shall not permit the player suspended or expelled to participate in
any competition, exhibition or coaching in its territory or with its
players until notified of the termination of the penalty or of its
lapse.
2.1.3.3 A suspension may be renewed annually by notice to the Secretary-General
but in the absence of such notice the suspension shall automatically
lapse.
2.1.3.4 A list of players currently suspended or expelled shall be sent annually
to all Associations by the Secretary-General, and additions to this list
and reinstatements shall be notified as they occur.
2.1.3.5 If a player who has been suspended or expelled by an Association changes
his residence to a territory controlled by another Association, the
Association in whose territory he is resident may ask the Association
which imposed the penalty, not sooner than one year after the player has
left the territory of that Association, to review the penalty.
2.1.3.6 If the two Associations cannot agree on continuation or termination of
the penalty the matter shall be referred to the Council.
2.1.3.7 A player who participates in any competition, exhibition or coaching
with a player who is suspended or expelled shall be liable to
disciplinary action.
2.1.4 Visiting Players
2.1.4.1 If a visiting player is officially representing his Association as a
result of an invitation by the visited Association, the visited
Association shall acquire no rights of penalty.
2.1.4.2 The responsible competition management committee shall have jurisdiction
over the conduct of the event but no subsequent penalty shall be imposed
on a visiting player for any offence committed in connection with that
event.
2.1.4.3 The visited Association may protest to the visiting player's Association
about such an offence, but his own Association shall retain sole
jurisdiction over him and the right to impose a penalty.
2.1.4.4 If a visiting player participates in table tennis activities other than
as an official representative of his Association, whether or not his
visit is the result of an invitation by the visited Association, he
shall be subject also to the jurisdiction of the visited Association.
2.1.4.5 The visited Association shall have the right to impose a penalty for any
offence committed in connection with such activities but if the penalty
is to operate outside the territory of the visited Association the
visiting player's Association shall have the right to protest against
the decision.
2.1.4.6 No such penalty shall come into operation until at least one calendar
month after its notification with an account of all the circumstances,
to the visiting player's Association.
2.1.4.7 If the visiting player's Association makes no protest within one
calendar month of being notifiied the penalty may be imposed and may
be extended in accordance with the provisions of 2.1.3.
2.1.4.8 If a protest is submitted within one calendar month the matter shall be
referred to the Council and the penalty shall not come into operation
before the Council has made its decision.
2.1.5 Payments to Players
2.1.5.1 Except when acting under the direct instructions of his Association as
its representative, a player may accept payment, reward, benefit or
allowances for playing in any competition other than World Championships
or Olympic Games, or for exhibition or coaching, providing that he has
previously obtained permission:
2.1.5.1.1 for the payment of such expenses, from the Association in whose area
the event is to take place, except where the payments are to be made
by that Association, and
2.1.5.1.2 for the receipt of such expenses, from the Association having
jurisdiction over him.
2.1.5.2 Subject to any over-riding provisions of 2.1.5.1, each Association shall
have absolute discretion to determine and regulate its own policy for
payments, rewards, benefits and allowances in respect of players and
events under its jurisdiction.
2.1.6 Television
2.1.6.1 An event other than World, Continental or Olympic title competitions may
be broadcast by television only with the permission of the Association
from whose territory the broadcast is made.
2.1.6.2 Participation in an international event presumes the consent of the
Association controlling the visiting players to the televising of that
event; in World, Continental or Olympic title competitions such consent
is presumed for the showing anywhere of live or recorded television
during the period of the event and within one month afterwards.
2.1.6.3 The right to televise the World Championships shall be vested in the
ITTF which shall receive a levy on any fees paid of 20,000 Swiss francs
or 10% of the fees, whichever is the greater, unless otherwise agreed
by the Executive Committee.
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